This important and engaging guide details best practices for supporting the exploration and expression of gender in early years contexts. It explains how to use self-reflection, community collaboration, and action plans to create supportive environments and equitable opportunities for queer children and teachers in early years classrooms and schools. Featuring real-life examples from current classroom practice, the book includes diverse voices of children and adults alike, providing new ways for readers to connect to historically undervalued ideas of inclusion and expansiveness around emerging identities and personal power. Providing clear, practical recommendations in an accessible and engaging way, Gender Expression and Inclusivity in Early Childhood is an essential read for any teacher or school leader who wants to create kinder, more supportive, gender diverse environments for all children and educators.

This important and engaging guide details best practices for supporting the exploration and expression of gender in early years contexts. It explains how to use self-reflection, community collaboration, and action plans to create supportive environments and equitable opportunities for queer children and teachers in early years classrooms and schools. Featuring real-life examples from current classroom practice, the book includes diverse voices of children and adults alike, providing new ways for readers to connect to historically undervalued ideas of inclusion and expansiveness around emerging identities and personal power. Providing clear, practical recommendations in an accessible and engaging way, Gender Expression and Inclusivity in Early Childhood is an essential read for any teacher or school leader who wants to create kinder, more supportive, gender diverse environments for all children and educators.

Classroom management is a popular topic in early childhood settings, but what exactly does it mean? In this eye-opening book, educators and caregivers are invited to redefine what it means to their teaching—shifting away from control and obedience and adopting a model of guidance, support, and celebration. Filled with reflective prompts and practical strategies, this book empowers early childhood educators and caregivers to create nurturing spaces that honor each child''s individuality and potential. It shows readers step by step how to dismantle the outdated notions of management to foster a collaborative classroom environment where teachers and children partner in learning. With a welcoming, conversational style, From Control to Collaboration in Early Childhood Education invites you to rethink how you view children and your role in their educational experience so that we can cultivate classrooms that inspire joy, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.

This important and engaging guide details best practices for supporting the exploration and expression of gender in early years contexts. It explains how to use self-reflection, community collaboration, and action plans to create supportive environments and equitable opportunities for queer children and teachers in early years classrooms and schools. Featuring real-life examples from current classroom practice, the book includes diverse voices of children and adults alike, providing new ways for readers to connect to historically undervalued ideas of inclusion and expansiveness around emerging identities and personal power. Providing clear, practical recommendations in an accessible and engaging way, Gender Expression and Inclusivity in Early Childhood is an essential read for any teacher or school leader who wants to create kinder, more supportive, gender diverse environments for all children and educators.

This important and engaging guide details best practices for supporting the exploration and expression of gender in early years contexts. It explains how to use self-reflection, community collaboration, and action plans to create supportive environments and equitable opportunities for queer children and teachers in early years classrooms and schools. Featuring real-life examples from current classroom practice, the book includes diverse voices of children and adults alike, providing new ways for readers to connect to historically undervalued ideas of inclusion and expansiveness around emerging identities and personal power. Providing clear, practical recommendations in an accessible and engaging way, Gender Expression and Inclusivity in Early Childhood is an essential read for any teacher or school leader who wants to create kinder, more supportive, gender diverse environments for all children and educators.

Classroom management is a popular topic in early childhood settings, but what exactly does it mean? In this eye-opening book, educators and caregivers are invited to redefine what it means to their teaching—shifting away from control and obedience and adopting a model of guidance, support, and celebration. Filled with reflective prompts and practical strategies, this book empowers early childhood educators and caregivers to create nurturing spaces that honor each child''s individuality and potential. It shows readers step by step how to dismantle the outdated notions of management to foster a collaborative classroom environment where teachers and children partner in learning. With a welcoming, conversational style, From Control to Collaboration in Early Childhood Education invites you to rethink how you view children and your role in their educational experience so that we can cultivate classrooms that inspire joy, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.